Thread: Stropping question

Can I strop before going to bed and shave next morning without stropping?

yes you may

I do that half the time, when the house is less hectic. No appreciable difference in shave quality. (Or do I have a tin face?)

Just think about receiving a shave-ready razor in the mail. It may have been honed a couple of days ago, but it's ready out of the box.

yea I dont foresee any problems with stropping the night before.

Calcium,

+1

One of the reasons I strop during the actual shave, is to give me something to do while the lather softens my beard

Have fun !

best regards

Russ

I've moved this one to the stropping forum.

To answer your question, I dont see any reason why you cant do that if you're happy with the edge you get..! I tend to strop just before the shave, but thats mainly because I dont know which razor I'll be using that day as I just grab the one I fancy using at the time.

When I've shaved at the gym or at work, I've stropped the razor at home and then used it later somewhere else with no ill effect, so you should be fine!

Originally Posted by Calcium

Can I strop before going to bed and shave next morning without stropping?

Have you checked with the local stropping police yet? Or are you one of those scofflaw types that tears the tags off your mattresses, too?

It's your razor and your shave and all that matters is that you're happy with it. And I see no reason at all stropping the night before would have any deleterious effect on your shave, so make your own rules up as you go along and just enjoy the shave.

Originally Posted by Calcium

Can I strop before going to bed and shave next morning without stropping?

You didnt say "May I" or "please" kids today, no manners!

Originally Posted by hoglahoo

yes you may

You are far too kind and generous! I would have told him no until I got a cash transfer to my casino account.

I'm a little bit persnickety, I guess, but I wouldn't do that. I'm quite certain it wouldn't be a problem, but I try to strop as close to my shave as possible. But, yeah you can do it...

It takes less than a minute to strop before a shave, you know?